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A new exhibition that provides unprecedented insight into the life of Muhammad Ali has opened in London and an auction of Ali memorabilia conducted in the U.S. will follow.
I Am The Greatest: The Exhibition Dedicated To The Life of Muhammad Ali, runs through August 31 at the O2 Arena.
Graceland Auctions, which bills itself as “the exclusive auction house and authenticator … [Read more...]

The gloves worn by both Muhammad Ali and Sonny Liston in the famous May 25, 1965 “Phantom Punch” bout in Lewiston, ME will be sold as a set on Feb. 21, during Heritage Auctions' Platinum Night event in New York. The starting bid is $500,000.
The gloves have been consigned to auction by Los Angeles collector Seth Ersoff, who acquired the pair from the family of the boxing … [Read more...]

The gloves that Muhammad Ali wore in 1971 in his first of three heavyweight title fights with “Smokin’” Joe Frazier – a bout that lived up to its billing as “The Fight of the Century” – realized $388,375 to take the top spot at Heritage Auctions’ $4.5+ million Platinum Night Sports Auction, held at the Cleveland House of Blues, in conjunction with the National Sports … [Read more...]

The boxing gloves that Muhammad Ali (then known as Cassius Clay) wore when he beat Sonny Liston and won his first heavyweight championship in 1964 are on the auction block. The gloves, which are from the estate of Ali’s long-time trainer Angelo Dundee, have a current high bid of over $203,000 via Heritage Auctions, which anticipates a winning bid of at least $500,000.
The … [Read more...]

The auction of items from the career of former world heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield’s career made a little under $1 million, but it could have been a lot more according to Julien’s Auctions.
The company was angered last month when Holyfield went to court to stop the sale of 20 items including his 1984 Olympic bronze medal and robes from some of his biggest fights. … [Read more...]

Goldin Auctions will sell the only known pair of Rocky Marciano autographed sparring gloves in its Fall 2012 Premier Auction beginning on Oct. 10.
According to the company, Marciano gave the gloves to a long time friend in 1951 so that his children could "fight" with each other. They’re personalized to a friend indicating use by Marciano in preparation for his championship … [Read more...]

Deron Williams got the better of him Monday night, but Jeremy Lin stuff is still scorching hot, especially when there's a charity involved.
The jersey he wore on Friday, February 10, when he scored 38 points against the Lakers and really ignited the whole Linsanity craze, sold (along with a meet and greet and four VIP tickets to tonight's Hawks game) for $42,388. Proceeds … [Read more...]

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